April 29, 2006
Windows Mobile Team Blog : What's A "Compaction Thread"?
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/03/16/552996.aspx
explains why things can be slower on Windows Mobile 5.0
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Internet Outsider: MSN: Another Quarter Closer To Irrelevant
http://www.internetoutsider.com/2006/04/msn_another_qua.html
Microsoft needs to buy Yahoo, but they'll never do it.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
The Apps Behind Omnidrive
http://www.nik.com.au/archives/2006/04/29/the-apps-behind-omnidrive/
a look at the services that Nik uses for his company
Posted by jzawodn at
08:24 PM
Stolen Yahoo! accounts - What to do
http://yahoo.weblogsinc.com/2006/04/29/stolen-yahoo-accounts-what-to-do/
some great tips and advice from The Unofficial Yahoo Weblog
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Sun Microsystems Corporate Strategy
http://origin.arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.media/sunstrategy.gif
It's funny because it's true...
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
NPR : Living in the 'Star Trek' Universe -- For Real
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5359397
"So after a bitter breakup, he remodeled his condominium to look like the inside of the Starship Enterprise."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
April 28, 2006
Sleepy head Cat
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3573852431733156394&pl=true
your daily dose of cute
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
The Ultimate Commenting Experience
http://www.dashes.com/anil/2006/04/27/the_ultimate_co
"Type out whatever opinion you've had on this topic your entire life. Don't waste time with spelling or punctuation, and be careful not to let any new information on the page influence your thoughts."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 AM
April 27, 2006
Yahoo! It’s time to buy YHOO.
http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/yahoo-its-time-to-buy-yhoo/
Joe's getting excited about Yahoo's potential on wall street
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 PM
Why the small will overcome
http://www.horsepigcow.com/2006/04/why-small-will-overcome.html
"The Giant Corporations are Asleep"
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 PM
Introducing Falcon (Storage Engine for MySQL)
http://mike.kruckenberg.com/archives/2006/04/jim_starkey_int.html
a good summary of the newest(?) storage engine for MySQL
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 PM
April 26, 2006
Is Google Search More Relevant Or Is There A Brand Factor?
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060426-122653
maybe both?
Posted by jzawodn at
01:03 PM
Bush Approval Ratings vs. Gas Prices
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2006/04/26/bush_approval_r.html
it's exactly what you'd expect to see
Posted by jzawodn at
01:02 PM
Dynamic Propeller Balancing
http://www.balancemyprop.com/
blancemyprop.com is a great domain name for this, though the site is butt ugly
Posted by jzawodn at
01:01 PM
Changing the Homepage on the Motorola v710
http://persistent.info/archives/2006/04/26/v710-homepage
kick ass! I've always wondered to how to make the v710 browser suck less
Posted by jzawodn at
01:00 PM
Bad Behavior
http://www.ioerror.us/software/bad-behavior/
Bad Behavior is a set of PHP scripts which prevents spambots from accessing your site by analyzing their actual HTTP requests and comparing them to profiles from known spambots.
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 AM
Steffy the Rubber Doll’s Web Page
http://members.shaw.ca/steffytherubberdoll/
These rubberist and latex people are creepy!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
Third Hand
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=26690
a useful little tool for helping with electronics projects
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
April 25, 2006
HOWTO: Hosting An Orgy
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2006/4/24/04113/4386
"Here's some tips to make your next orgy a success."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
I've got the world's longest tongue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_1646000/1646912.stm
"I'm just proud that now people everywhere can read about me and my tongue," she said.
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
USGS Releases Geologic Maps for Google Earth
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/04/usgs_releases_g.html
"The US Geological Survey (USGS) has added more earthquake related visualizations for Google Earth. A couple of weeks ago they released a large collection of visualizations for GE as part of the 100th year anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
Posted by jzawodn at
05:23 PM
How Does OpenID Work?
http://www.windley.com/archives/2006/04/how_does_openid.shtml
Phil draws a picture and explains the OpenID flow
Posted by jzawodn at
04:24 PM
Scriptless Flickr Badge generator
http://flickrbadge.theducky.com/
for myspace, livejournal, and such places where you cannot use JavaScript badges
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
Anatomy of a Luke Harness
http://www.lukeracing.co.uk/anat.php
a nice 6-point harness for aircraft
Posted by jzawodn at
03:23 PM
Porn-related Firefox crashes
http://www.squarefree.com/2006/04/25/porn-related-crashes/
"Surfing porn. Dude, what the hell, I need my pr0n!"
Posted by jzawodn at
03:00 PM
Yahoo! Bangalore Hack Day: a report
http://www.chaddickerson.com/blog/2006/04/25/yahoo-bangalore-hack-day-a-report/
it basically rocked
Posted by jzawodn at
02:24 PM
Early Amazon: Shopping cart recommendations
http://glinden.blogspot.com/2006/04/early-amazon-shopping-cart.html
"In my experience, innovation can only come from the bottom. Those closest to the problem are in the best position to solve it. I believe any organization that depends on innovation must embrace chaos"
Posted by jzawodn at
02:23 PM
The Ressurection of Al Gore
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.05/gore.html
"These days, Gore speaks with a verve and conviction that were often sorely absent during his political days."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
Find the codes that ATC wants for various aircraft here
http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/ATC/Appendices/atcapda.html
The FAA's reference for ATC Fixed-Wing Aircraft designators and such
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
April 24, 2006
Expanding Gmail's Filter Input
http://persistent.info/archives/2006/04/23/gmail-filter
a ncie bit of hackery
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Apparently no one gets fat in Europe
http://www.megnut.com/2006/04/apparently-no-one-gets-fat-in-europe
I try to just follow an "everything in moderation" approach.
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
Axe-wielding men abduct dad from wedding
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=11942599&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews
"Three Zimbabwe men prevented their father from committing bigamy by abducting him from his own wedding..." Awesome.
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Python GCal Api
http://matt.poepping.googlepages.com/gcalpython
Python Interface to google calendar
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Paul Hammond comes to Yahoo
http://www.paulhammond.org/2006/04/newjob/
Welcome aboard!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Digital cameras leave 'fingerprints' on their snaps - Breaking News
http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn9046&print=true
big brother is watching!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
CEO pay eclipses ridiculous
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/24/Columns/CEO_pay_eclipses_ridi.shtml
"CEOs at larger U.S. corporations on average earn $430 for every $1 earned by the average U.S. worker. Twenty-six years ago, CEOs received an average of $10 for every $1 earned by a U.S. worker."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 AM
David Sifry and Technorati Get On My Nerves
http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=d7b28417-6616-48a9-a331-0fd7b5106c8a
"Dave Sifry plays fast and lose with language by interchangeably using blogosphere and number of blogs Technorati is tracking."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
Is Concentration the New Competitive Advantage?
http://www.businesspundit.com/50226711/is_concentration_the_new_competitive_advantage.php
...the way the constant collection of information becomes an easy substitute for trying to achieve any kind of true understanding
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 AM
On Pokemonetisation...
http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2006/04/on_pokemonetisation.shtml
Simon is a wise Harry Potter
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 AM
Tru-Laser Distance Measurer
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001210.php
a handy tool if you measure a lot
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 AM
Among the audience
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6794156
a "new media" survey story published in the Economist, in which several Yahoos are quoted
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 AM
MenuPages.com
http://www.menupages.com/
they scanned a bunch of menus and put them online
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 AM
April 22, 2006
The Pilot's Guide to Multiple Ownership: Co-Ownership and Flying Clubs
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/guides/multiple.html
a useful guide from AOPA
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
April 21, 2006
DuVernois Blog: Religion from South Park
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/duver001/nwn/013585.html
"You see, it's our tears, Stan, that give God his great power."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
Rainbow at Elam Bend (McFall, Missouri)
http://www.missouriskies.org/rainbow/february_rainbow_2006.html
nice pics!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
101-pound man eats 6,500 calories a day
http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20060421165631399
now that's fucked up
Posted by jzawodn at
05:23 PM
It Pays the Bills
http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/04/19/it-pay-the-bills/#comments
"In all the excitement surrounding self-serve contextual advertising in the last few years, people often overlook one of the more important byproducts: the fact that it pays the bills."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:23 PM
Google Calendar creates a platform for "time" applications
http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2006/04/google_calendar.html
"As long as I am using Yahoo! Calendar, Google risks me using services like search." - Charlene Li
Posted by jzawodn at
03:23 PM
Bellanca, Citabria, Bellanca-Champion Club Official Site
http://www.bellanca-championclub.com/
Dedicated to the Bellanca Cruisair, Cruisemaster, Viking, American Champion Citabria, Decathlon, Scout, Champion and AviaBellanca Skyrocket lines of aircraft, their furtherance, history, preservation and maintenance.
Posted by jzawodn at
03:23 PM
Life after Yahoo
http://www.wdr1.com/dave/archives/000791.html
"After nearly 6 years working at Yahoo, I decided to resign. I'm sure your first question is: WHY?"
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Steve Jobs Informs the Cupertino City Council of Plans for a Second Campus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mezlF6Mu904&search=steve%20jobs%20cupertino
they're obviously glad to hear it
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
The Cure for Information Overload
http://thomashawk.com/2006/04/cure-for-information-overload.html
it really works!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
Phony doctor gives free breast exams
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=11908165&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews
oh, now there's an original idea. I'm sure he's not the first to try it.
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
Yahoo! Maps, Your Way
http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000290.html
some good new stuff for Maps hackers
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 AM
Canon EOS Digital SLR System
http://philip.greenspun.com/photography/canon/system
"The Canon EOS system of digital single-lens reflex (SLR) bodies and lenses is the standard choice among professional photographers worldwide. This page makes it easy to shop for Canon digital bodies and EOS lenses."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 AM
apophenia: medical marijuana
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2006/04/20/medical_marijua_1.html
"It royally sucks that i have to feel like a criminal for using natural plants to heal while there's nothing criminal about the $600+ i spent per month getting addicted to an FDA-approved drug."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
April 20, 2006
Schultz on PubCon: Blogging Advice From Jeremy Zawodny, Matt Cutts and Robert Scoble
http://www.searchenginelowdown.com/2006/04/schultz-on-pubcon-blogging-advice-from.html
a decent summary of our morning panel at wmw2006 in boston
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
April 19, 2006
Working at Microsoft
http://www.qbrundage.com/michaelb/pubs/essays/working_at_microsoft.html
it's not all evil plots and scary stuff
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
Apple sucks
http://www.chaddickerson.com/blog/2006/04/19/apple-sucks/
uh, no shit
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Yahoo! Publisher Network » Blog Archive » It Pays the Bills
http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/04/19/it-pay-the-bills/
"Yahoo!’s resident toublemaker weighs in on the past and present of contextual advertising" Hey! That's me...
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
April 18, 2006
Firefox Bus
http://kalyan.livejournal.com/204212.html
now that's funny... a Firefox themed bus in India
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
April 17, 2006
Stop the madness: SHOW STATUS
http://jcole.us/blog/archives/2006/04/13/stop-the-madness-show-status/
it looks like team MySQL kinda screwed up on this one
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Midfield Aviation
http://www.flymidfield.net/
Patrick is an excellent mechanic. He's going to put a new magneto on our plane.
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
April 12, 2006
FireBug
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1843&application=firefox
FireBug lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and monitor your JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax are brought together into one seamless experience, including an error console, command line,
Posted by jzawodn at
04:00 PM
Anti-tank dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dog
"Anti-tank dogs, also known as dog mines, are starving dogs with explosives harnessed to their back, trained to seek food under enemy tanks and armoured vehicles. By doing so, a small wooden lever would be tipped, detonating the explosives."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 AM
The Love/Hate T-Shirt
http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/12/1881414.html
a clever shirt design
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
RAVE: My cheating husband!!!
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/141149695.html
"You've been to the movies, you've had study dates. The next logical step is fucking. So put down the goddamn books and get your mouth on hers. Let's step it up! I want to go buy myself some shoes! "
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
the almonds move
http://fun.sdinet.de/pics/augenkrebs/The_latest_works3.gif
but only when you eyes do
Posted by jzawodn at
08:25 AM
Ogle Earth
http://www.ogleearth.com/
A blog about Google Earth.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:25 AM
Google Earth Community
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0
lots of forums to troll
Posted by jzawodn at
08:25 AM
Plugins « WordPress Codex
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins
"Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:24 AM
It's official -- beans make you fart
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060412/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_beans
man, I had this particular nut cracked YEARS ago!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:24 AM
Thomas Dolby’s Blog
http://blog.thomasdolby.com/
the "she blinded me with science" guy has a blog and it's pretty good
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
Google Earth Plus
http://earth.google.com/earth_plus.html
"Google Earth Plus is an optional, upgraded version of Google Earth available for $20"
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
Google will meet 2006-Q1 earnings, but stock will still drop ;)
http://www.awadallah.com/blog/2006/04/11/google-will-meet-2006-q1-earnings-but-stock-will-still-drop/
Amr is making more GOOG stock predictions
Posted by jzawodn at
07:02 AM
AutoIt v3 - Automate and Script Windows Tasks
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
"AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:00 AM
The Psycho Moment: Engagement
http://bristol.craigslist.org/about/best/chi/28204977.html
"So I did what I figured I should do - I went out shopping for a diamond ring... That was the biggest mistake I ever made."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:00 AM
April 11, 2006
The Lightning Project - Integrated Calendar
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning.html
a calendar for thunderbird?!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
The Making of a World Record out of Minden
http://mindensoaringclub.com/int2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=0
a nice write up of flying last year at Minden
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 PM
BeyondVC: Remember Long Term Capital?
http://www.beyondvc.com/2006/03/remember_long_t.html
spooky similarities between Google and Long Term Capital Management, the hedge fund that crashed and burned back in the 90s
Posted by jzawodn at
07:00 PM
SSNs and Security
http://www.windley.com/archives/2006/04/ssns_and_securi.shtml
To tour the white house, you need to email your Social Security Number to the government--unencrypted. WTF?!
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 PM
Five suggested Flickr tags
http://www.5ives.com/archives/2006/04/11/five-suggested-flickr-tags/
heh. so true. so very true.
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
The First 100 Days: Observations of a Nouveau Blogger
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/04/the_first_100_d.html
Guys hit some nails on the head, except for those he misses.
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
PooPeGifts.com
http://www.poopegifts.com/
the special gift for that not so special someone
Posted by jzawodn at
05:23 PM
Salt removes red wine at FactoryCity
http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/04/11/salt-removes-red-wine/
I had no idea
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
Search Engine Journal » Mystery of the Yahoo Sock Monkey on YPN Blog
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=3242
the sock monkey is our secret weapon!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
April 10, 2006
The nonsense about AdSense
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13129-2123601,00.html
"Google, as a virtual company, is largely uncontactable, and judging by this instance, pretty much unaccountable as well."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:00 PM
Yahoo! Publisher Network blog
http://ypnblog.com/
the ypn blog has launched
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
April 09, 2006
Relative Openness of Mapping APIs
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/04/relative_openness_of_mapping_a.html
some good comments about the varous on-line mapping services
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 AM
April 08, 2006
A VC: While Big Companies Deliberate, Small Companies Obliterate
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/04/while_big_compa.html
"We are still trying to get a consensus internally around the idea and to get support from the key constituents"
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 PM
How I'm using Amazon S3 to serve media files
http://www.holovaty.com/blog/archive/2006/04/07/0927
"S3 is very cheap -- 15 cents a month for each gig of storage (and I have only 936 K of media files) and 20 cents per gig bandwidth. That's peanuts."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 PM
April 07, 2006
Tired of Geek Talk
http://mike.kruckenberg.com/archives/2006/04/tired_of_geek_t.html
'The second kind of conversation is where people try to "outgeek" the others. The responses are less about exchange of ideas and more about proving that you know more than the next person.'
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
Nelson is leaving Google
http://www.somebits.com/weblog/life/leavingGoogle.html
congrats!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:02 AM
SQL on Rails
http://www2.sqlonrails.org/
watch the screencast. be amused. be very amused.
Posted by jzawodn at
11:00 AM
April 06, 2006
YouTube - Chevy Tahoe commercial
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XA6dLFrAFlI
god bless the internets...
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
Podcasts are huge; it's just the audience that's tiny
http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2006/04/podcasts_very_b.html
heh. well said.
Posted by jzawodn at
04:48 PM
YouTube - Chevy Tahoe SUV God
http://youtube.com/watch?v=foR3sfWu5IQ
"The Earth is Now Your Bitch"
Posted by jzawodn at
04:46 PM
Tales from the Loonybin » Demystifying Mail.app Plugins – A Tutorial
http://www.bazza.com/~eaganj/weblog/2006/03/29/demystifying-mail-app-plugins
one can write Mail.app plugins in Python. Who knew?!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
April 05, 2006
What's New in Python 2.5
http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/whatsnew25.html
I really, really, really need to learn me some Py one of these days... or years.
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
Cohabiting is bad for women's health - but not men's
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/cohabiting_is_bad_for_womens_health_but_not_mens_10355.html
well, duh!
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
Things to do and eat in Silicon Valley
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/things-to-do-and-eat-in-silicon-valley/
Matt made a good list last year and I kinda forgot about it
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Forrester podcasting report
http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2006/04/forrester_podca_1.html
just 1% use podcasts
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 PM
Good camcorder for porn?
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/35782
oh, like you haven't wondered... at least a litle.
Posted by jzawodn at
06:00 PM
Help Win My Bet
http://www.helpwinmybet.com/
"if I could make a website to get 2,000,000 hits, she would have a menage a trois (that's a threesome to you non french-speakers)"
Posted by jzawodn at
05:23 PM
April 04, 2006
Just how effective is chiropractor back cracking?
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/35719
this question (and the answers) cracked me up for so many reasons...
Posted by jzawodn at
04:46 PM
defective yeti: Undercooking Light
http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001635.html
'"One cup" is the fundamental, atomic unit of cheese -- did the editors of Cooking Light think we would not know this?'
Posted by jzawodn at
04:02 PM
Michael Jackson - Thriller - Google Video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4780918032680218498
a classic. saldy, they provide only 30 sec of video. WTF?!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:00 PM
Raise an ALE to Google Maps API v2
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/04/ale_ajax_linking_and_embedding.html
"ALE: Ajax Linking and Embedding"
Posted by jzawodn at
03:55 PM
180 From The Inside Out
http://www.revenews.com/jimmydaniels/2006/03/180_from_the_inside_out.html
"So I emailed him and asked him for an interview about what it was like to work for 180solutions, here it is below."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:53 PM
Slides from PHP Québec Conf 2006
http://zak.greant.com/slides-from-php-quebec-conf-2006/
including "SQLite: A fast, transactional DBMS embedded in PHP 5"
Posted by jzawodn at
03:52 PM
BubbleShare: Photos from Funny Mix06 Photos
http://www.bubbleshare.com/album/20960.d3cbc43cc0f/398121
wherein I am bubbled
Posted by jzawodn at
03:50 PM
mozdev.org - downthemall
http://downthemall.mozdev.org/
"DownThemAll! (or just DtA) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced downloading capabilities to your browser. DtA lets you download in just one click all the links or images contained in a webpage;"
Posted by jzawodn at
03:48 PM
Auto Copy for Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=383&application=firefox
"Select text and it's automaticaly copied to the clipboard."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:46 PM
At the IT Conversations Helm
http://www.windley.com/archives/2006/04/at_the_it_conve.shtml
"Doug Kaye has asked me to be the Executive Producer of IT Conversations" congrats to Phil!
Posted by jzawodn at
02:51 PM
AOL changes name to AOL
http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2006/04/following_in_th.html
here we go again...
Posted by jzawodn at
02:49 PM
Oh that? It's our new PPPP (Pay Per Pop-up Program)
http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2006/04/good_thing_for_.html
"Now, it's important to note that it's not Yahoo allegedly defrauding advertisers here, but a bad partner in its network."
Posted by jzawodn at
02:48 PM
Google Maps API Version 2 released
http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=151
fantastic stuff
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
The Spyware - Click-Fraud Connection -- and Yahoo's Role Revisited
http://www.benedelman.org/news/040406-1.html
"when a spyware vendor can't find advertisers to buy its ad inventory directly, the spyware vendor can show Yahoo ads instead." Yikes!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
What I do for a living...
http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses/2006/04/what_i_do_for_a.html
"You see -- I run the Reality Distortion Field." hahaha!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 AM
Code Elegance, Code Balance
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000556.html
the visual appearance of code matters
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
April 02, 2006
Hubble's Sharpest View of the Orion Nebula
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/01/image/a
a fantastic image
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
Trusted Computing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1H7omJW4TI
and how it sucks for most of us
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Sleep no more
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060401.wxawake01/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/?pageRequested=all&print=true
Meet modafinil, "the first wave of new lifestyle drugs that promise to do for sleep what the contraceptive pill did for sex -- unshackle it from nature"
Posted by jzawodn at
01:46 PM
Wireless Extension Cords
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml?cpg=28T
Kick Ass!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
April 01, 2006
danah on O'Reilly Factor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nfyw2KYHWw
no joke!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:00 AM